Since the release of Do the Right Thing in 1989, Spike Lee has established himself as a cinematic icon. Lee s mostly...... more

several small, rural hamlets on the treacherous southern edge of the free North in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. LaRoche...... more

Tracing the growth of creationism in America as a political movement, this book explains why the particularly American...... more

of macroanalysis--a new approach to the study of the literary record designed for probing the digital-textual world as it...... more

In 1875 Mary Lincoln, the widow of a revered president, was committed to an insane asylum by her son, Robert. The trial...... more

This volume features in-depth, oral interviews with eleven incarcerated women, each of whom offers a narrative of her...... more

In this first interpretive narrative of the life and work of Christian Wolff, Michael Hicks and Christian Asplund trace...... more

The Organs of J. S. Bach is a comprehensive and fascinating guide to the organs encountered by Bach throughout Germany...... more

. Squeeze This is the first history of the piano accordion and the first book-length study of the accordion as a uniquely...... more

Baseball is much more than the national pastime. It has become an emblem of America itself. From its initial popularity...... more

Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins is the first biography of this legendary country music artist and...... more

This volume offers the first theoretical and experiential translation of Napo Runa mythology in English. Michael A...... more

Through film composer Henry Mancini, mere background music in movies became part of pop culture--an expression of...... more

, integrationist, jurist, and outspoken public figure in the political and professional milieu of New York City before the onset of the...... more

the cities, towns, and farm communities of Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota...... more

A. Philip Randolph s career as a trade unionist and civil rights activist fundamentally shaped the course of black...... more

From one of the most lauded scholars in ethnomusicology comes this enlightening and highly personal narrative on the...... more

King of the Queen City is the first comprehensive history of King Records, one of the most influential independent...... more

himself--no family of his own and no real home in music. He and his siblings received little love from their mother and no...... more

Far from being strictly a men s sport, baseball has long been enjoyed and played by Americans of all genders, races...... more

Set against the drama of the Great Depression, the conflict of American race relations, and the inquisitions of the...... more

battleground. The control of the means of representation affected nearly every aspect of the incarceration, from the mug shots...... more